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no plan survives contact with the enemyIt is a reality of conflict that, after a plan against an enemy is begun, there will always be unexpected elements resulting from opposition that require improvisation and deviation from the original plan.Rate it:

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a goal without a plan is just a wish.Self-ExplanatoryRate it:

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game planAny strategy devised to reach a given objective.Rate it:

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plan onTo expect; to prepare future actions based on.Rate it:

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plan outto plan, organize, make a plan for somethingRate it:

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reléguer (mettre) au second planTo put into the background.Rate it:

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sounds like a planUsed to indicate agreement with a proposed suggestion.Rate it:

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according toAccording to him, every person was to be bought. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.Rate it:

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according toAccording to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.Rate it:

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according toOur zeal should be according to knowledge. - Thomas Sprat.Rate it:

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according toBased on what is said or stated.Rate it:

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according toIn a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion.Rate it:

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according to CockerDone properly, correctly and reliably; in accordance with proper procedure and established rules.Rate it:

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according to hoyleIn strict accordance with the rules, especially of card games; in the proper or expected manner.Rate it:

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cut one's coat according to one's clothLive according to your means.Rate it:

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a bird of passageSomeone who never stays long in one place; a wanderer, like a swallow which migrates according to season.Rate it:

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à l'en croireif he or she were to be believed, according to him or herRate it:

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as the wind blowsaccording to circumstanceRate it:

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at heartIn spirit; according to one's beliefs, views or feelings; deep down, really, fundamentally.Rate it:

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build castles in the airTo imagine visionary projects or schemes; to daydream; to have an idle fancy, a pipe dream or any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be realized.Rate it:

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forge aheadTo move forward quickly, or to make good progress with (especially a plan)Rate it:

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map out my dayAn action to formulate, plan, schedule one's energies, or attention to various agendas in order of importance:Rate it:

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now we’re talkingSynonym of now you’re talking; that’s good news, that’s a good plan or idea; that’s what I wanted to hearRate it:

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whole ball of waxThe entire or overall plan, concept or action.Rate it:

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you'll shit and fall in itUsed as a response to someone's plan of action. basically assuring them you won't let them and it could result in a physical altercation.Rate it:

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fools rush in where angels fear to treadA person who does not plan ahead and think matters through becomes involved in risky or unfavorable situations which prudent people avoid.Rate it:

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map outTo organise the basic plan for a project.Rate it:

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reckon onTo plan on; to expect.Rate it:

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Cook Your GooseTo bring someone down, spoil someone’s quality time or to wreck a happy plan or projectRate it:

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force someone's handBring about a situation which necessitates an agent to act, often causing a plan to be executed prematurely.Rate it:

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reckon uponTo plan upon; to expect.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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Back to Drawing BoardTo start some work again from the basics to eliminate the errors that made the earlier plan failRate it:

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devil is in the detailsThe specific provisions of, or particular steps for implementing, a general plan, policy, or contract may be complicated, controversial, or unworkable.Rate it:

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measure twice and cut once(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasnRate it:

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by all accountsAccording to all available accounts or reports.Rate it:

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a salto de mataDesordenadamente, sin plan, cogiendo la ocasión que se presenta.Rate it:

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à sotte question point de réponseAnswer a fool according to his folly; A silly question needs no answer.Rate it:

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au dire de tout le mondeAccording to what everybody says; According to the general opinion.Rate it:

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below the beltUnfair; dirty; not according to the generally accepted rules.Rate it:

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best betThe best proposal or plan.Rate it:

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biblicalIn accordance with the teachings of the Bible (according to some interpretation of the later)Rate it:

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boom goes the dynamiteIndicating that something spectacular has happened, particularly where a plan or an effort has successfully culminated.Rate it:

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burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Deprecate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

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burst my balloonBreak-up an assertion or a claim of success. Depracate a plan or approach. Deflate and belittle the glowing reports of a well chosen committee:Rate it:

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by all accountsAccording to everything that people have said.Rate it:

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by one's lightsAccording to one's understanding.Rate it:

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Can't Hit the Side of a BarnTo be unable of hitting the target accurately, to hold horrible planRate it:

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cast aboutTo plan; plot; contrive.Rate it:

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castle in the airA visionary project or scheme; a day-dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility.Rate it:

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